strawberry clouds
This is gonna be your new go to cocktail when you wanna feel fancy but don’t feel like putting in hours of effort. It’s like a strawberry dream which is why I am calling it Strawberry Clouds, its sweet and a little zesty. I used Empress 1908 Gin to create this naturally gluten free cocktail!
Ingredients
For the cocktail
- 1 oz Empress 1908 Gin can sub in gin of choice
- 1/4 oz lemon juice strained
- 1 oz water
- 2 oz prosecco
- 2 oz strawberry vanilla simple syrup strained
- 1 egg white
- freeze dried strawberries optional
Strawberry Vanilla Simple Syrup
- 2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste sub vanilla extract
Instructions
For simple syrup
- Add your ingredients to a pot and bring to a simmer on the stove top. Puree all of the ingredients until smooth. Let simmer for about 5 minutes until the mixture has reduce and the sugar has melted. Strain syrup into a new container and set aside to cool completely.
For Cocktail
- Add 3/4 oz of gin, lemon juice + water to you shaker. Shake with ice for 30 seconds, strain into chilled coupe glass, top with prosecco.
- Add egg white, 1/4 oz of gin + strawberry vanilla simple syrup to a shaker. Shake for 30 seconds. Add ice and shake for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Strain into glass over gin mixture. Add crushed freeze dried strawberries and enjoy!